- Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen
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Diocese of Essen
Dioecesis Essendiensis
Essen CathedralLocation Country Germany Ecclesiastical province Cologne Metropolitan Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia Statistics Area 1,877 km2 (725 sq mi) Population
- Catholics
930,653 (35.6%)Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established 1 January 1958 Cathedral Essen Cathedral Patron saint Our Lady of Good Counsel Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck
Bishop of EssenMetropolitan Archbishop Joachim Meisner
Archbishop of CologneAuxiliary Bishop Ludger Schepers, Franz Vorrath Emeritus Bishops Felix Genn Map 
Website bistum-essen.de The Diocese of Essen is a bishopric of the Roman Catholic church in Germany, founded on 1 January 1958. The Bishop of Essen is seated in Essen Cathedral (Essener Dom or Essener Münster), once the church of Essen Abbey, and over one thousand years old.
The diocese contains about one million Catholics in the heavily urbanized and industrial Ruhr Area.[1]
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Bishops
- Franz Hengsbach (1957–1991)
- Hubert Luthe (1991–2002)
- Felix Genn (2003–2008)
- Franz-Josef Overbeck (since December 20, 2009); he was appointed Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Germany, while remaining Bishop of Essen, by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, February 24, 2011
See also
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External links
Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany Province of Bamberg Province of Berlin Province of Cologne Archdiocese of Cologne · Diocese of Aachen · Diocese of Essen · Diocese of Limburg · Diocese of Münster · Diocese of TrierProvince of Freiburg Province of Hamburg Province of Munich and Freising Province of Paderborn Sui iuris Jurisdictions Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany
- Religious organizations established in 1958
- Germany stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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